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  2. Capital punishment in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The new law (Republic Act 7659), drafted by Ramos, was passed in 1993, restoring capital punishment on December 31, 1993. [36] This law provided the use of the electric chair until the gas chamber (chosen by the government to replace electrocution) could be used. In 1996, Republic Act 8177 was passed, prescribing the use of lethal injection as ...

  3. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Owing to the unique history of the Philippines, its legal system is an equally unique blend of civil law ( Spanish law ), common law ( American law ), and, especially in Mindanao, Shariah law. Below is a list of Philippine legal terms : A case brought under administrative law in the form of a quasi-judicial proceeding by an agency of a non ...

  4. Proclamation No. 1081 - Wikipedia

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    Commenced. September 23, 1972. Keywords. politics, martial law. Status: Repealed. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Proclamation No. 1081. Proclamation No. 1081 was the document which contained formal proclamation of martial law in the Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos, as announced to the public on September 23, 1972.

  5. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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    18 Jun 1949. The Civil Code governs private law in the Philippines, including obligations and contracts, succession, torts and damages, property. It was enacted in 1950. Book I of the Civil Code, which governed marriage and family law, was supplanted by the Family Code in 1987. [2] Republic Act No. 6657.

  6. Ordinance Power of the President of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Memorandum circulars (Filipino: Memorandum sirkular), according to Book III, Title I, Chapter II, Section 6 of Administrative Code of 1987, refer to the "Acts of the President on matters relating to internal administration, which the President desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or offices of the Government, for information or compliance.

  7. File:Republic Act No. 10175 (20120912-RA-10175-BSA).pdf

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    Summary. Description. Republic Act No. 10175 (20120912-RA-10175-BSA).pdf. English: Republic Act No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012) PDF file on the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines website, signed by President Benigno Aquino III on September 12, 2012. Date.

  8. Constitutional reform in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that the People's Initiative method of amending the constitution is "fatally defective", or inoperable. Another ruling in 2006 on another attempt at a People's Initiative was ruled unconstitutional by the court This only leaves the Constituent Assembly and the Constitutional Convention as the valid ways to amend the constitution.

  9. Human Security Act - Wikipedia

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    The Human Security Act of 2007, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9372, was a Philippine law that took effect on July 20, 2007. The law, which was watered-down after opposition from some politicians and rights groups feared the legislation would endanger human rights, was aimed at tackling militants, particularly the Abu Sayyaf, in the southern Philippines.